The above first record of Draba alajica from China is based on the type collection of D. winterbottomii var. stracheyi, J. E. Winterbottom s.n. (holotype, K; isotypes, BM, GH, P). The species was previously known to be endemic to SE Tajikistan (Pamir Alay and adjacent parts), and it is likely to be found in neighboring SW Xinjiang and Kashmir.